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THE MA KM 3, INDEX AND DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN HISTORY EDITED BT IAWRENCE J. BURPEE, F. R. G. S LIBRARIAN OF THE CARNEGIE LIBRART, OTTAWA AND ARTHUR G. DOUGHTY, C. M. G., LITT. D. DOMINION ARCHIVIST, OTTAWA TORONTO MORANG CO., LIMITED 1911 COPTBIGHT, 1911. C30PTBIGHT IK GREAT 2 1917 INTRODUCTION THIS... More

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Lawrence Johnston Burpee (1873-1946) was a Canadian librarian and author. Born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, he worked from 1890 to 1905 as a secretary in civil service. The following seven years he was librarian at the Ottawa Public Library, before becoming secretary for the international Joint Commissi... More